Status:
RECRUITING
Measuring Aided Language Development
Lead Sponsor:
University of Central Florida
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
University of New Mexico
Conditions:
Down Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
42-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The focus of the current study is to systematically investigate the psychometric properties of a range of aided language measures, which are based on the Graphic Symbol Utterance and Sentence Developm...
Detailed Description
Our central hypotheses are: (1) psychometrically sound measures can be established to capture growth within and across different dimensions of language acquisition, and (2) some elicitation contexts w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical Identification of Down Syndrome or Cerebral Palsy + Significant Speech Impairment
- Must Speak English as a Primary Language
- Must Be Able to Express At Least 25 Words (using any communication mode)
- Must Be Able to Accurately Select Picture Symbols on iPad Communication App with at Least 50% Accuracy
- Vision and Hearing within Functional Limits or Corrected to be within Functional Limits for Study Activities
Exclusion
- Clinical Diagnosis of Autism or Social Communication Disorder
- Primary Language Spoken is A Language Other than English
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06512168
Start Date
April 1 2025
End Date
March 31 2028
Last Update
May 16 2025
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University of Central Florida - Innovative Center
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32826